Meal Planning

"What's for dinner?"

"What are we eating tonight?"

EVERY DAY my husband and kids would ask these questions. And for a long time my answer was the same..."I have no idea we will figure it out later". Until, I fell in LOVE with meal planning. Now I can tell you what we are going to be eating any night of the week, for the next month. I thought I would use this blog to share some meal planning ideas with you.

So, here it goes...Are you a weekly planner, Monthly planner, or fly by the seat of your pants type of person? I plan monthly.

I start with a blank calendar. Fill in the activities we have going on so I know what nights we need "easy" meals. I try to plan a Mexican type meal on Tuesdays. We love breakfast for dinner, so usually one night of that too. 

I am going to list our meal ideas. Comment and let me know what you want to see me blog the recipes for =) 

Breakfast for Dinner

French Toast

Biscuits and Gravy

Cereal

Pancakes

Waffles

French toast casserole

Biscuit and gravy casserole

McMuffins

Steak Bagel sandwiches

Breakfast Burritos

Breakfast Casserole

 

Tacos

Soft/Hard Beef Shell Tacos

Piggy back tacos

Taco Lasagna

Taco Salad

Taco Ring

Taco Pizza

Chicken Tacos

Fiesta Chicken

Nacho Supreme

Taquitos

Chimichangas

Mexican Chicken and Rice Casserole

Quesadillas

 

Pasta

Spaghetti

Ravioli

Lasagna

Pasta Bake

Jumbo shells

Goulash

Bacon Cheeseburger tortellini

Million Dollar Spaghetti

Chicken Alfredo

Baked Ziti

 

Chicken

Fried Chicken

Bakes Chicken

Shake and bake Chicken

BBQ Chicken

Hot Wings

Chicken and noodles

Chicken and Dumplings

Rice Krispie Chicken

Chicken bacon ranch sandwiches

Chicken Fried Chicken

Chicken Bacon Ranch Rollups

Crockpot Honey Garlic Chicken

Chicken and Gravy over potatoes

Chicken parmesan bake

Rotisserie Chicken

Chicken Pot Pie

Smothered Chicken

Chicken bacon ranch eggrolls

Chicken Patty Sandwiches

Poor Boy Chicken fried steak

Chicken Nuggets

Chicken Tenders

 

Soups

Chili

Beef Veggie soup

Chicken Veggie soup

Cheeseburger soup

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Lasagna Soup

Ham and beans

 

Pork

BBQ Pork Chops

Pork Chop Stuffing Casserole

Oven Fry Pork Chops

Dr Pepper Pork Roast

Hawiian Pork Chops

 

Ground Beef

Hamburger Pie

Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers

Meatball subs

Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joe Sliders

Meatloaf

Hamburger Helper

Chopped Cheeseburger sliders

Bacon Beer cheese Sloppy Joes

 

Other Ideas

BBQ Nachos

Pizza

BBQ Chicken Pizza

Italian beef

Roast

Stew meat with gravy

Steak

Crockpot steak with onions and mushroom gravy

Country fried steak

Ribs

BLTs

Philly Steak sandwiches

Strombolis

Gyros

Sub Sandwiches

Pigs in a blanket

Ham and cheese roll ups

Grilled Cheese
PB and J

Garlic Bread Pizzas

Pizza tacos

Loaded hasbrowns

Brats

Pizza Subs

Cheesy Pizza Monkey bread

Chicken Parmesan sliders

Thanksgiving casserole

Ham

Turkey

Club Sandwich Sliders

Chinese food

Pork Burgers

Tuna Helper

KFC Bowls

Corn Dogs

Veggie Pizza

Frozen Pizzas

Homemade Pizzas

Fish Sticks

Tater tot Casserole

Beef and Noodles

Bologna Sandwiches

Hot Dogs

Loaded Cheese Fries

 

Sides

Nikki’s salad

Roasted Potatoes

Fried potatoes

Mashed potatoes

Deviled eggs

Ranch pasta salad

Side salad

Canned fruit

Knorr pasta sides

Knorr rice sides

Potato salad

Macaroni salad

Loaded mashed potatoes

Mac and cheese

Shells and cheese

Macaroni and tomatoes

Grapes

Apples

Oranges

Strawberries

Carrots

Broccoli

Veggies and dip

Peas

Loaded baked potatoes

Baked beans

Corn

Green beans

Loaded tots

Tots

Corn casserole

Asparagus

Zucchini

Lima beans

Salad pizza

Brussel sprouts

Cauliflower

Coleslaw

Broccoli salad

Chips

Rice

Fiesta potatoes

Cottage cheese